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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17
Whose Is Your Time?

We may save time by definiteness Of
aim and concentration of energy in the
line of that aim. The first requisite Of
right living is to know just the end you
are living for. and to have the inf1exi
BILE purpose to live faithfully for that
end. Many men do not find their
proper work till middle life, or even
later; and meantime they have wasted
their time and their strength By inef-
fectually attempting TO do many differ
ent things, and at last are doomed to
inefficiency. Save time by early defin-
ing your specific work, and by concen-
trating your energies upon that work.
Here l must close. though other
thoughts invite attention. One last
word l am impeied to say. This whole
question of time-saving is rightly am
swered by rightly answering these 9th
er questions: Whose is your time? Who
gives it to you? Who has right to its
entire use? The recognition of Gods
claim, claim of love rs well as justice,
of justice because of love, is the first
condition of a true economy of time.
That you may fully make such recogni-
ton, and faithfully carry out its spirit,
Jesus Christ invites You to faith in Him
and obedience to His word. You do
not realize it now, perhaps, but you
will by and by. that in the love and
service of Christ alone can you find
times most precious blessing and use.
Req. Philip S. Moron.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17

your own workers in all branches Of
the warfare, and tell me if they are
idlers at home. Far from it! They are
mostly busy women. whose hearts are
consecrated to God, and when they
hear the call for laborers, say: Here
am 1; send me- And they go in the
strength of God the Lord. Let us not
be afraid. then. to do what we can to
make hearts lighter and lives brighter
and better and purer. If we feel that
we are easily cast down, and have lit
tie strength. let us remember this word
of the Lord: Those that wait on the
Lord shall re.-ew their strength, they
shall mount up with wings as eagles.
they shall run and not grow weary,
they shall walk and not faint. Mrs.
W. d. Edie, in United Presbyterian.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17
RELIGIOUS READING.
TOA SHUT-IN FRIEND.

Great things wish for thee, dear heart.
But clumsy words my longings smotier,
So walls of silence keep apart
Dear friends SO near they touch each other,
But God is kinder than our fears.
His care more tender than mothers;
Thy faintest breath of prayer He hears,
His love is deeper than all others.
Think not dear one, this is the worst,
Lies hardest thing, that thus befalls thee;
First shall be last, and las: be first
1t all means good to which He calls thee.
A lack OF privilege may lead
Through patience, meeiSness. faith, docilit!
Unto the mountain-top, indeed
That lOftier cliff, humility.
The sickroom is testing place
Appointed us. it's not our our choosing,
The Comforter gives needed grace
And inward gain through outward losing.
To inexperience, the cross
Is foolishness than all else yainer;
1t seems a paradox-but loss
May make each loser a sure gamer.
Christ chastens ali whom He doth love,
His cross Of pain calls them to share it;
Either He will the thorn remove
Or give the needed grace to bear it.
Though anguish comes from chisel sharp
To thee from the great Lapidary-
Listen! He soothes by loves sweet harp
And makes thy soul a sanctuary.
-EXOuseuif
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17
HOW TO GO SHOPPING.
A Lady's Sensible and Timely Appeal
Her Sisters Everywhere.

A Lady's Sensible and Timely Appeal to
Her Sisters Everywhere.
do not mean what to buy, nor what
sort Of reticule to take, nor how long
to stay, for those are matters which
you know best about; but oh, dear girls,
I wish could tell you how to conduct
yourselves ON such occasions. Do vol.
know that you and your mammas are
responsible for good share of the
WEAKNESS and ill-temper of large part
of citys population. Could you fc. |
for yourselves a little of the Thoughts
less treatment bestowed by customers
upon clerks, you would speedily turn
over a new leaf; those of you who
need it, mean. 1 hope many of you
do not.
really think it is better not to have
the comfortable assurance that YOU
have got tho very best bargain in the
city, than to have it, and in its ac-
quirement weary six or seven clerks in
as many different stores with pulling
down samples, of which you have
bought not one cents worth. The
wages of clerks often depend on the
amount of daily sales made, and in q
selfish monopoly of their attention you
may prevent their selling to more prof.
table customeIe.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17

What do you think Of the cussom-
adopted lately by certain style Of lady
of obtaining from various stores
samples" of silk and velvet. and tri-
umphantly displaying them later in the
shape of crazy patchwork? Several
leading merchants have bafled this
scheme, however, by glueing the sam
Piles to pasteboard. Ranking with this
is the custom of having little parcels
sent to ones home when they might as
easily be carried. In our own city, re-
Gently, lady bought box of hair-pins
and paper of pins and requested them
.'sent-n. The young lady behind the
counter was equal to her. however, and
gravely replied that the delivery wagon
had just gone to Pawtucket with spool
of thread!
Don't entertain the clerk with an &C.
count of the particular use to which
your purchase is to be put, nor linger
before the counter talking with your
friends. A clerk in u bookstore once
said to me: 81 have fine chance to
study human nature. The ladies who
meet here stand before me and talk
over family affairs as unconcernedly as
they would in private apartment at
home. They show themselves as they
really are. Before their husbands, OF
brothers, or friends. they always as
sumo little, unconsciously, but before
Newell, clerks and posts are all the
same"
Come straight to the point in your
shopping. Make the clerk understand
by Your first description just what is
wanted. Don't make him climb to the
top shelf and pull down great box OF
handkerchiefs, and then say: ''Oh, ]
beg your pardon, l wanted small size. )"
Say small size in the first place, if you
can think of it. 1t would save a great
many aching muscles.
Should you meet with clerk who is
impertinent and disobliging, as some
times happens. it is not wise to handy
words with him. Quietly complete OF
close your bargaining, and. if neces-
sary, make your complaint at headquar.
tiers. And be sure you represent both
sides fairly.
One thing more. Do you know what
very untidy trick three-fourths OF
feminine humanity have-of slipping
small coins into the mouth while find.
ing change? know more than one
shop girl who says she shudders at the
moist contact of these disgorged bits.
Don't you ever be guilty of it, girls.
Observe all these little suggestions,
and you and the clerks will develop
more mutual kind feelings.-Mariano
III. Bisbee. in Montreal Witness.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17
CHOICE EXTRACTS.

Carve your name on hearts and not
on marble.-C. II. Spurgeon.
1t is the consciousness of imperfec-
ton on our part as parents that makes
ms most anxious for our children.
T. DE Witt Talmage.
As water runs down from the
swelling hills. and flows together in the
lowly vale, so grace flows not but into
humbles hearts.-Baptist Weekly.
Children are travellers newly ar
rived in strange country; we should
therefore make conscience not to mis-
lead them.
Gods laws were never designed to
be like cobwebs. which catch the little
flies, but suffer the large ones to break
tn rough.-Matthew Henry.
The world proposes rest by the re-
moval of burden. The Redeemer
gives rest by giving us the spirit and
power to bear the burden.-E w
Robertson.
If there is any one fact, or doctrine,
or command, or promise. in the Bible
which has produced no practical effect
on your temper, or heart or conduct,
be assured You do not truly believe it.
-PauSOn.
There is bless ed peace in looking
for nothing but our daily task and our
portion of Christ's Cross between this
day and the appointed time when we
shall fall asleep in Him.-Bishop VII
beJorce.
To hold up as the Saviour of the
world one who lived in obscurity and
poverty, to demand supreme faith in
one who was rejected by His own peo-
pie and who died in disgrace. and find
all men drawn to Him. and the world
believing in Him, this is the most ex-
traordinary phenomenon in the annals
Of mankind.-Prof: E. J. Wolf, d. D.
Men are apt to regard sin as the
commission of few evil acts, and they
are disposed to balance their so-called
good acts against the evil, with secret
complacency that the account must
balance in their favor. But sin is a
permeating poison. engendering the
habitual disposition of rebellion against
| and distrust toward God, circulating
its venom through every artery of the
soul and tainting all the issues of life
and thought. -Rer. Dennis Osborne.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17

An exciting street-car accident.
with a marvellous escape for dozen
passengers. occurred the other night on
Walnut Hill cable line. A car ascend
ing Gilbert avenue hill stopped near the
summit to let off passenger. When
it attempted to start both the brake and
the grip refused to work. and the car
ran back with frightful velocity a
quarter of mile to curve. where it
left the track and plunged down an en-
bankment. All on board, except a
baby. were more or less bruised and cut,
but, very strangely. no broken bones or
other serious injuries resulted. The
car was ruined. Cincinnati Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17
THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
Iho HeatAenlsh Origin Of llodern 90
Delighted Christlan CustOm.

ne Hea4henlsh Origin Of = Modern 80
Delighted Christian Custom.
The Christmas is not properly .
Christian tree at all, but heather one.
1t does not belong by right to any other
European families than those of Ger
manic and Scandinavian origin. Celts
and Slavs and Latins knew nothing Of
it, and if it has found its way into
France and Italy, even into England. il
is an importation. The Christmas tree
was certainly unknown to our fore
fathers. The writer remembers when
his parents, who had spent many win
tiers in Germany, first introduced it.
some forty-tive years ago, into England.
what establishment it created, what sur
prised delight it afforded. The relic Of
the Christmas tree with us is the ash
fagot. The Germans when they ac-
cepted Christianity brought the yule
tree into their new religion and gave il
a new Specification. The missionaries
to the Anglo-Saxons denounced it and
made::very good Catholics hack the idol
atrous symbol in pieces and burn it at
Christmas. in token that the Holy
Child had destroyed heathenism.
Among the Scandinavians. and prob
ably the Anglo-Saxons. the ash was the
sacred tree, Yggdrasill, the world-tree.
was, according TO the "Edda," an ash
with three rOots-One in heaven. one in
hell and one on earth. On the tree
branches sat an eagle, along them ran
squirrel, and about its roots. gnawing
into them, was coiled great serpent.
The serpent and eagle are ever in strife.
says the younger "Edda," and the
squirrel runs between them trying to
make peace. But probably the sacred
tree among the Germans was a pine.
Tacitus speaks in his annals of tenn
pie that the Marsil, mid-German race.
called Tafana-i. e. fanum tan0, made
to resemble the earth. Tame is pine
tree, and the words of Tacitus have
been supposed to refer to a sacred in
closure about monstrOus pine dedi-
Gated to the earthquakes. In one of
the Wartburg Minnesinger's lays we
have lines about the world-tree long
after its real meaning was lost.
gallant tree is growing high,
A garden gay adjoining:
Its roots run down to hell below,
Its crown to heaven above doth throw,
Where God doth sit in golden glow;
Its branches take the morning;
Its branches spread the whole world through,
Distilling mamma, dropping dew,
And birds thereon are singing.
Otfried. in the ninth century, sings
of the cross in similar strains, deriving
his ideas from Yggdrasill. which he
translates into the tree of life in the
garden of the church-the cross. Sc
also Alcuin, writing among the Franks,
says of the cross: Its position is such
that the upper portion reaches the
skies, the lower portion touches the
earth, the root reaches to hell. Its
branches extend to all parts of the
earth. ''-C5rnhiH Magazine.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17
REMARKABLE METEORS.
LabOriOus ADMINISTRATIONS of the Famou
Aerolite of July 90. 1860.

Laborious ADMINISTRATIONS of the Famous
Aerolite of July go. 1860.
A remarkable meteor was seen near
Lafayette, Ala, in the summer Of 1885.
1t exploded in mid air, leaving train
of light which remained visible for
eight or ten minutes, at first notion
less. and then slowly changing from a
straight to a curvilinear form. The
moon shone brightly at the time. and
the atmosphere was clear. A meteor
fell near Grafton, Wis, last summer,
which caused great excitement among
the country people. A party of har-
vesters were working in a barley field,
near the village named. when they
were suddenly startled by loud and
strange noise, not unlike the roar of a
long train of cars. The noise in-
creased in volume to such a degree.
during the space of only few seconds,
as to become almost deafening. The
unusual sound seemed to come from
the heavens, and gazing upwards, the
spectators saw what appeared to be a
huge ball of smoke rapidly descending
to the earth. 1t struck the earth with
in few rods of where the men were
standing, and buried itself deep
in the ground. At last accounts
the aerolite had not been found, though
deep excavation had been made where
it struck the earth. Mr.. John G. Henry,
of Havana, in this State, has been Ia
boriously demonstrating the remark
able meteor of July 20, 1860, and
reaches some noteworthy conclusions.
This meteor was visible over a belt of
country fourteen hundred miles long.
and several hundred miles wide, its
path being sensibly straight line as it
moved over Lake Michigan to point
south of Rhode Island. Mr.. Henry
thinks he has proved that it was an
asteroid, with diameter of sixty rods,
and that, after grazing the earth's
upper atmosphere, it sped on its way
into the depth of space with an actual
velocity of eighty thousand miles per
hour. According to Prof. Lyman's data
this meteor. the apparent disk Of which
was one-half that of the moon. ap-
preached. nearest the earth (forty-one
miles) a mile south of Rhode Island.
passed forty-two miles above Long
Island Sound, forty-four miles over the
Hudson, fifty-one miles over Elmira,
and sixty-two over Buffalo. If these
data are correct, it would seem prob
able that, under the earth's attrac-
ton, it finally entered the Atlantic
Ocean. It was also seen out at sea a
distance of three hundred miles off our
Atlantic constellation at Work.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17

"A free and easy gentleman from
the far West strolled into New York
store the other day, and seeing pretty
young lady behind one of the counters
he complimented her on her good looks.
This was so unusual proceeding in
those parts that the girl tainted, and
the f1oor-walker called the police. In
court the Western gentleman was fined
one hundred dollars for disorderly con-
duct. What is needed in this country
is a more nationalistic spirit. These
petty local jealousies will break up the
republic if they are permitted to con-
tinue.-N. Y Herald.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17
Unexpected Pleasure.

First Dude Shaking hands My deah
boy. how dy? I'm doocid glad to sec
you, bah Jove!
Second Dude with equal WARMTH
Aw, Charley. dear chappie. pom mo
honah. y know it's great pleasure to
meet you-aw.
First Dude (still shaking hands)-
Well-er-good day.
Second Dude -Aw-good da-ay-N
7. Sun. :.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17
TROPICAL FRUITS.
Strange Edibles from Remote Places IL
Sale I'm the CITY Markets.

Strange Edibles from Remote Places Tor
Sale in the City Markets.
Those who follow the good old
fashioned custom and do their own
marketing see good many fruits that
are not grown in this country. The
banana, orange, lemon and pineapple
might almost be termed naturalized, so
common have they become. But there
are other fruits which are so very for
eign that we have no English names
for them. There is the zapotes, for ex-
ample, which grows in Mexico, South
America and the West Indies. The
flavor of this fruit is sweet and pleas
ant. No care is required to bring it to
maturity. 1t is as wild as the acorn,
though more tOothsome. Another for
eign fruit is the caimitos, which grows
on tree as large as our apple tree.
This is served for dessert and has a
mildly tart flavor. From Peru comes
the chirimoyas. Larger than the APP
pie is the manages. This has rough
skin and pink interior, and is coarse
in flavor. In shape it resembles some
what the pumpkin. Widely known is
guava jelly, which is made from the
guava fruit, which grows wild, and Is
much like the apple in firmness, IL
though resembling in appearance the
apricot. With most Northerners it is
an acquired taste, being considered at
first rather too sweet. Of the grape
fruit class is the fruta bomba. The
outer covering of this is quite bitter
and must be removed from the pulp,
which is most delicious.
BY the various names of aguacates,
avagodo pear and alligator pear is
known a peculiar fruit, shaped like a
large pear and weighing sometimes as
much rs three pounds. The shell is
smooth and tough. In the center is a
large pit about as hard as horse
chestnut. A curious thing about the
pit is the fact that it will make a
brownish mark, which is indelible.
This avagodO pear is also called
subaltern's butter. for which it makes
an excellent substitute. 1t is made
into a salad in the West Indies and is a
popular dish, being much affected by
the soldiers. The mango, or West
India peach. stands very high among
tropical fruits. 1t has smooth skin
and is of brilliant hues. green, gold
and crimson. There is at first slight
suggestion of turpentine in its flavor,
but to this one soon becomes accus-
toned and all find it a most delightful
fruit.
OF course the orange and banana
come to US in the greatest perfection.
They can be piucked green and will
ripen on the voyage, which can not be
done with the pineapple. Larger than
the banana is the plantain. which it re
sembles. In southern countries it j.
much used for cooking purposes. being
baked OF fried like our apples, and is q
staple article of food. The cassava. OF
bread fruit, is not often imported
From this is made cassava bread, thu
chief food of the poorer classes. Ths
Yucca AMI the yam are roots of the pc
tato variety. much esteemed by thu
negroes. In their season many of these
fruits may be purchased in New York
and the demand for them is increasing
IN. 7. Aail and Express.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17
r~.ot ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

Exact ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Uncle Zeke, you heard these two ex.
plosions. Was-one right after the 9th.
err? Uncle Zeke-Yes, sab. Law.
yer Now. you will swear that one
didn't occur before the other? Uncle
Zeke-Yes, sab. deed l will I were
dar an herd 'em.-Iid-bits.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17

Herring from Eastport, Me-. 60 all
over the United st ates as the genuine
imported sardines Chicago Tines
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17

The Baptists of Faringdon, Eng.
have celebrated the S1Oth anniversary
of their organization in that place
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-17

The Congregational Church at At
wood, Kan, with membership Of f.
teen, has built $500 church.
The Dillon tribune., 1887-05-13

sToNEwALL JACKSON. cavalry especially,
In criticisms Of tho campaign Of the Shenan-
doali valley 1t has been said that II the Fed.
s'nl general sent against him had been only
hall ~ swift Jackson never would have got
out Of that valley alivc to join I.ao and aid in
driving Mcclellan, from the Chicka!,ornny to
Tho James.
His strength consisted In tho swiftness of
his movements and In that ilrn,acss of both
purpose and action which gavo him tho namo
OF ''Stonewall." It was very unusual MKT
1re 0f qualities.
jackson got the na,Me Of Stoaewall ut tho
nrxs battle Of Bull Run. called by tho Con.
1e'icrates the lmttleof Manassas Tho general
commanded brigade therc. Tho Confeler.
ate sr' s.l B,e had just bxn ru,uls,<l with
his ur'', ami was falling back. lie met T.
J. Jackson coming to his rvsc,,o with tho llrst
Confederate brigade
"e'enc'al." said Bee, "they aro bcatin. Us
hack" ~o
SIR" said Jackson, 'we will, give them tho
bayoMct" ''''
1Io had liis "war look" on ut that ,no,nant
This advance of jackson anl similar move.
nent Oh tho part Of Wa,le llau,to, c,sc.
wlei" turned tho Confederate drf,,t into yi..
tory Il. Eul Run. Boo .ral!npai harl: 10 his
melL ilH pointed with his swo;,l 1, IL, .,cn.
sra' "'ni,li; in tho mit!s. of go, fixed bny.
ohc'S, and said in IL voice full o: excitement.
"l'oos! there is Jackson stan;,ip. h,;. n
stone wall Lot us determine to die h,r,, mud
NC will conquer"
The Dillon tribune., 1887-05-13
SHENANDOAH VALLEY CAMPAIGN.

Ho was immediately purs.,ed by Gc.,. .Jal.lc,
Shields witt, division from Banks corps.
It was evidently Jacason's intention to keen
within communicating distance Of Johnston,
and to Join him il advisable.
Shields pursued jackson IL; fur :.s New
market. This was u point within fifty E,ics
Of Johnston. Shields seemed to Lg driving
tho one Confederate army to the other. He
suddenly changed bis tactics aid Eogan q
feigncl retreat hack TO Winchester. He
hoped thus to draw jackson away from John.
Eton. Tho trick was successful. Jackson
turned his facc Winchcsterws.l again. fol-.
lowing Shields.
Gei. hanks meantime, who wa. in the chic,
command IN th;s Iart Of Virginia, had been
ordered by Gen. Mcclellan on tho lGt:, Of
March to take IL position hear Manassas and
Centrevilc. points recently evacuated by tho
Confcdcrates. Banks was to rebuild the rail!
way passing through Manns~.., to Washing.
ton and keep the country soit. Of the Ha!ti.
moro and Obi" railroad FREQ from Conf.slsr.
ates. This included the Shenandoah valley.
Hanks prepared to obey the o,,icr, march.
ing his corps to Centreviile, leavin. Shields
division OF $1,000 men behind to take car. Of
Jackson He dill not believe jackson, would
attack force 50 nn,c!, superior to his own
Shields had hols.i that Jackson would ut.
tack him, however. With jackson was Col.
Ashbys cavalry, 1850 strong Jackson,s
torce' exclusive Of Ashhy's, is said to hsve
numbered G,GN Near Winchester Shields
halted aud prepared for tln attack which he
hoped would he nu.le.
1t was March ~, ;stS., thnt Neu. Shields
prepared for battle Mt Winchester. On the
I'll OF that month there died at Paw Paw,
va man who, II he had lived, would have
taken very lively part in tho operations Of